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Those rescued from Tham Luang Cave are being closely examined by doctors and are not yet allowed to have contact with their families.

Names usually come from where fires started. But sometimes, officials shrug and land on something more obscure.

An unusual transplant may revive tissues thought to be hopelessly damaged, including the heart and brain.

The population of endangered killer whales has hit a 30-year-low, numbering only 75 this year.

Judge Kavanaugh voted in a number of high-profile cases to limit E.P.A. rules on issues like climate change and air pollution.

Global health experts say breast milk is especially important for babies in poor countries, where unsafe water supplies can make powdered infant formula dangerous.

Trade sanctions. Withdrawal of military aid. The Trump administration used both to try to block a measure that was considered uncontroversial and embraced by countries around the world.

An algae bloom in Lake Okeechobee in Florida has grown rapidly and widely, alarming businesses and residents. Other states have also seen such blooms.

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A quantum physicist consulted with the filmmakers so that a surprising amount of the original film and its new sequel have a factual basis.

Few jobs would appear less prone to automation than fashion industry taste-making. But artificial intelligence is undeterred.

Payroll records for more than 14,000 facilities show that the number of nurses and aides at work dips far below average some days and consistently sinks on weekends.

Rangers discovered the remains along with a rifle fitted with a silencer, an ax and wire cutters on a private game reserve in South Africa.

He built an extraordinary team of like-minded officials at the E.P.A. only to watch many of them question his actions or depart amid scandals.

The heat wave in the northeastern United States was easing on Thursday, but steamy temperatures are headed west, forecasters say.

State governments “are still learning there’s an age law,” said one attorney, despite the fact it has been on the books for decades.

Mr. Wheeler, who will run the agency now that Mr. Pruitt is gone, is known for opposing environmental regulations. But unlike Mr. Pruitt, he is known for staying out of the limelight.

Here's how Andrew Wheeler, Scott Pruitt’s successor, is expected to roll back rules on power plants, water pollution, car emissions and more.

A series of chemical compounds accompanies the blooming of Amorphophallus titanum, composing a scent that combines boiled cabbage and roadkill.

But the infection is surging elsewhere, particularly in the Americas.